Writing Stories
Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
Writing Stories
Fun, Ridiculous, and Thrumming with Truth - Rachel Yoder Tells the Story of Nightbitch
In this episode, I talk with Rachel Yoder about her debut novel Nightbitch.
Along the way we cover:
Fun, art, pushing the boundaries of story, and permission to find your own work
What it's like when your publisher folds before you publish your book
How writing a book within a book can be useful for a busy parent writing in short periods of time.
How safe isn't always better, and editors don't always know what matters
Pushing past the desire to be done in order to pause and continue revising
Watching your book (and your life!) become a movie
How publishing can bring community
You can find out more about Rachel here.
You can buy Nightbitch here.